Lesson Note on English Language SS2 Second Term
SCHEME OF WORK
Week One: Revision And Grammar: The use of the possessive apostrophe}
Week Two: Grammar: Punctuation Mark And Vocabulary: Words associated with Press
Week Three: Speech Work: Intonation, Grammar: Sentence types And Composition: Letter of Complaint
Week Four: Speech Work: Falling Intonation, Vocabulary: Words associated with the Environment And Composition: Letter to a friend in another town
Week Five: Grammar: Personal and Relative Pronouns
Week Six and Seven: Speech Work: Rising Intonation, Grammar: Sequence of Tenses And Vocabulary: Words associated with Nation Building
Week Eight: Speech Work: Comparison of /ʧ/, /ʃ/, /ʤ/ and /Ʒ/, Grammar; Phrasal verbs with more than one particle And Vocabulary: Words associated with Technology
Week Nine: Grammar: Active and Passive Sentences And Vocabulary: Words associated with Cultural Entertainment
Week Ten: Revision
Week Eleven: Examination
English Language Lesson Note For SS2 (SecondTerm)
Below are the 2022 complete SS2 Second Term English Language Lesson Note
Week One: Revision And Grammar: The use of the possessive apostrophe
INTRODUCTION:
The apostrophe is one of the important punctuation marks in the English Language, which is used to serve two basic functions, which are:
- To show possession
- To show contraction
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Week Two: Grammar: Punctuation Mark And Vocabulary: Words associated with Press
INTRODUCTION:
Punctuation marks are an important aspect of writing that make our writing understandable and clear. Different punctuation marks give a different meaning to a sentence. To learn more, click here.
Week Three: Speech Work: Intonation, Grammar: Sentence types And Composition: Letter of Complaint
INTRODUCTION:
Intonation is an aspect of language that is closely related to Stress. It is used to show the attitude and emotion of speakers.
Intonation is a variation in the pitch level of one’s voice, when speaking, or during articulation. It refers to how the voice rises, and falls, during a speech, in order to communicate different meanings, in expressions of different kinds. To learn more, click here.
Week Four: Speech Work: Falling Intonation, Vocabulary: Words associated with the Environment And Composition: Letter to a friend in another town
INTRODUCTION:
Intonation is an aspect of language that is closely related to Stress. It is used to show the attitude and emotion of speakers.
Intonation is a variation in the pitch level of one’s voice, when speaking, or during articulation. It refers to how the voice rises, and falls, during a speech, in order to communicate different meanings, in expressions of different kinds. To learn more, click here.
Week Five: Grammar: Personal and Relative Pronouns
INTRODUCTION:
Pronouns are words used instead of nouns, to avoid repetition.
Example:
Jane loves to write. Jane writes for a blog, and the owner of the blog pays Jane monthly, for writing. Jane loves Jane’s job.
In the sentence above, the noun “Jane” is written five times, and it makes it repetitive and unnatural. However, when the appropriate pronoun is used to replace the noun, it sounds better.To learn more, click here.
Week Six and Seven: Speech Work: Rising Intonation, Grammar: Sequence of Tenses And Vocabulary: Words associated with Nation Building
INTRODUCTION:
TYPES OF INTONATION
There are four types of intonation, which are used when speaking. They are:
- The Rising Intonation
- The Falling Intonation
- The Rise-fall Intonation
- The Fall-rise Intonation
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Week Eight: Speech Work: Comparison of /ʧ/, /ʃ/, /ʤ/ and /Ʒ/, Grammar; Phrasal verbs with more than one particle And Vocabulary: Words associated with Technology
INTRODUCTION:
Consonant sounds are sounds that are produced with partial or total obstruction in the flow of air. There are 24 consonant sounds in the English Language.
The /ʧ/ and /ʃ/, /ʤ/ and /ʒ/ sounds are palatal sounds. To learn more, click here.
Week Nine: Grammar: Active and Passive Sentences And Vocabulary: Words associated with Cultural Entertainment
INTRODUCTION:
The verb has five properties, namely: Voice, Mood, Tense, Person, and Number
Active voice in a sentence means that the subject performed an action. Here, it is stated clearly who did what. Active voice helps with clarity and precision, as it shows clearly who the performer of an action is. Sentences in the active voice have a strong, direct and clear tone. To learn more, click here.
Week Ten: Revision
This week, we would be doing a revision of all that we learned during the term.
Week Eleven: Examination
Afterward, we would write an examination, which would test our knowledge of what has been taught so far.
